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Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Fraternity Hazing Death: Seeking Justice for Families The phone call every parent of a Northern Arizona University student fears came this weekend for one family in Flagstaff. An 18-year-old student, just starting his life at NAU, was found unresponsive at an off-campus residence following a Delta Tau Delta fraternity rush event. Despite the desperate efforts of bystanders and paramedics, he was pronounced dead. In the hours that followed, detectives executed search warrants and arrested three members of the fraternity’s executive board—the Vice President, New Member Educator, and Treasurer—charging them with felony hazing. If your family is living through this nightmare, the legal system can feel like a blur of police reports and criminal hearings. We write this to arm you with the hard truths about how these cases are built and who is truly responsible. While the police focus on punishing individuals, the civil justice system is the only way to hold the entire institution—the National Fraternity and the University systems—accountable for the culture that allowed this to happen. Arizona’s Hazing Laws and the “Jack Culolias” Standard In 2022, Arizona passed a critical expansion of its hazing laws in honor of Jack Culolias, a freshman who…